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Colorado’s doctors and nurses are still disproportionately white. These groups are trying to change that.

Studies have found benefits to Black patients from being treated by Black providers

Neko Upson, a certified nurse midwife who works with underserved communities in Denver, poses for a portrait at Saint Joseph hospital in Denver on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Neko Upson, a certified nurse midwife who works with underserved communities in Denver, poses for a portrait at Saint Joseph hospital in Denver on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - MARCH 7:  Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Neko Upson said she's one of only four certified nurse midwives in Denver who are Black. While her white colleagues also can provide high-quality care, they have to work to break through the distrust that many patients of color have in the health system, she said.
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